"Blending his experiences as a veteran reporter with trenchant analysis of the erosion of trust between the press and the government in the past 40 years, Free the Press gives readers a unique perspective on the challenges facing journalism, as well as the rise of hostility between these institutions"--.

• CONTENTS
• FOREWORD
• INTRODUCTION
• 1 JUSTICE TO ALL, PARTIALITY TO NONE
• 2 HEAR THE FOOTSTEPS, SAM?
• 3 NO DIFFERENT THAN TOASTERS
• 4 DON’T WORRY ABOUT IT
• 5 A WONDERFUL BURSTER OF BALLOONS
• 6 WHAT YOU GOT HERE IS BRAIN BLOOD
• 7 YOU’RE A LITTLE DOG
• 8 THE WAR ON DRUGS IS A JOKE
• 9 A TALE OF TWO CULT LEADERS
• 10 OPEN THE FLOODGATES
• 11 GIVE THE DEVIL THE BENEFIT OF THE LAW?
• 12 IN A ROOM WITH MADNESS—POST-9/11
• 13 WHAT THE HELL IS THE ESPIONAGE ACT?
• 14 ENTER THE DRAGON
• 15 EVERYONE KNOWS IT’S WENDI
• 16 FAKE NEWS
• 17 IF YOU STOP COUNTING BALLOTS
• 18 WE REALLY WANT MORE REPORTERS COVERING US
• 19 A STAPLE IN YOUR NAVEL
• 20 FREE THE PRESS
• NOTES